skittish
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Skittish travelers started saying they plan to avoid airports this holiday season.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025
Skittish about personal contact, Biden has relied since March on digital organizing and television ads, counting on outside groups to fill some of the in-person gaps.
From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2020
Skittish about their uncovered faces and flustered about their friendly interactions with boys, he fired them soon after.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2020
Skittish sponsors probably will be less of an issue in podcasting than on a prominent TV network, the experts said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2017
"Skittish colts make the tamest ones in harness," said she.
From The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky by Wood, Henry C.
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